Jean Shepherd was the screenwriter and narrator of the classic holiday film "A Christmas Story," as well as an author and  television personality.  But to a small legion of dedicated fans, he will always be remembered for his radio show on WOR, which consisted of Shep bending his listeners' ears with a seemingly endless and fascinating collection of stories from his childhood, his days in the army, and his observations of modern society.    On what would have been his 85th birthday, we salute Jean Shepherd with this retrospective, which includes an interview with Eugene Bergmann, author of "Excelsior You Fathead! The Art & Enigma Of Jean Shepherd," which examines Shepherd's life,  career, and legacy as one of America's pre-eminent humorists.

Lots of new music!

The Slaughterhouse Four - "Goodbye Black Cloud"
The Leftovers - "I Don't Really Love You"
For Science - "Love Batteries"
Jeff Solomon - "Temporary Song"
Drew Hawthorne - "We'll Stick Together"
Dr. Frank - "I Wanna Ramone You"
Mod Fun - "Leaving Here"
The Anderson Council - "Strawberry Smell"
Hysterics - "Do It Again"

Intro - The Cucumbers, "Do It Yourself"
Outro - LandSpeedRecord - "Visiting Hours"

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Celebrating our nation's independence with songs from the American indie underground. Our country, right or wrong:  When right, to be kept right; when wrong, to be set right.

Dead Mechanical - Guantanamo Calling
Bouncing Souls - Letter From Iraq
Nancy - Killing Ourselves
The Successful Failures - Letting The Terrorists Win
Rick Barry - A Stupid American Song
Bright Eyes - When The President Talks To God
Bad Religion - American Jesus
Dr. Frank - Democracy, Whiskey, Sexy
The Visitations - Questionable Intelligence
Tris McCall - Robert Menendez, Basta Ya!

Intro:  Do It Yourself by The Cucumbers
Outro: Visiting Hours by Land Speed Record

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